The Marang MP said there are certain quarters who are surprised that PAS is able to contest in so many seats during the election with regard to the deposits which have to be forked out.

“Why are they concerned about our affairs? It is our cleverness (to be able to contest).

“We are clever in finding (funds), but what is important is that it must be ‘halal‘ and sincere contributions from members and supporters who believe in (Allah’s) promise that it is a good deed to assist an Islamic struggle,” he added.

In the last general election, PAS and its allies Ikatan and Berjasa had contested in 158 parliamentary seats and 390 state seats.

At the minimum, a candidate must pay RM10,000 deposit to contest a parliamentary seat and RM5,000 for a state seat.

A candidate needs to win one-eighth of the vote cast to retain their deposit. Fifty-four of PAS parliamentary candidates and 97 state candidates lost their deposits. – Malaysiakini